AI agents call get_candles_snapshot to retrieve information from Hyperliquid Info without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool appears designed to retrieve OHLCV candle data for a cryptocurrency exchange, a common read-only operation in financial data APIs. No description was provided, which slightly lowers confidence, but the naming convention and context of other metadata-retrieval tools on the Hyperliquid server strongly indicate this is a data query with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_candles_snapshot' indicates a retrieval operation. The 'get_' prefix and 'snapshot' terminology are consistent with read-only queries. Context from sibling tools (all named 'get_*' for data retrieval) reinforces this as a Read operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_candles_snapshot gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Hyperliquid Info, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_candles_snapshot:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_candles_snapshot": {}
}
}get_candles_snapshot is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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get_candles_snapshot. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Hyperliquid Info MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Hyperliquid Info MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_candles_snapshot: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Hyperliquid Info. Nothing to install.
get_candles_snapshot is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_candles_snapshot rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_candles_snapshot. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_candles_snapshot is provided by the Hyperliquid Info MCP server (kukapay/hyperliquid-info-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Hyperliquid Info, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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